2019–20 Club Atlético River Plate season

River Plate
2019–20 season
PresidentRodolfo D'Onofrio
ManagerMarcelo Gallardo
StadiumEstadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Primera División2nd
Copa ArgentinaWinners
Copa de la SuperligaCancelled
2019 Copa LibertadoresRunners-up
Top goalscorerRafael Santos Borré (12)

The 2019–20 season was River Plate's 9th consecutive season in the top division of Argentine football.[1] In addition to the Primera División, the club competed in the Copa Argentina, Copa de la Superliga and Copa Libertadores.[1]

The season covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Review

Pre-season

Zacarías Morán agreed a loan move to Chacarita Juniors on 18 June 2019.[2] Maximiliano Velazco's loan with Defensores de Belgrano, which was set to expire on 30 June, was extended on 20 June.[3][4] Camilo Mayada headed to Mexico with Atlético San Luis on 22 June.[5][6] River Plate toured the United States for pre-season, with the first match being played on 27 June against Ventura County Fusion at the Wallis Annenberg Stadium in Los Angeles as they ran out 5–0 winners; with Lucas Beltrán netting twice.[7][8] On that same day, Héctor Martínez departed on loan to Defensa y Justicia.[9] Their second friendly took place on 28 June, as they scored five again after defeating Guadalajara of Liga MX in game one of the Colossus Cup.[10][11] 29 June saw Alexander Barboza go to Independiente.[12]

Numerous loans from the previous campaign officially expired on and around 30 June.[13] River met Ventura County Fushion of USL League Two for a secondary match-up on 4 July, with Jorge Carrascal scoring four times in a 7–0 victory.[14][15] Luciano Lollo was loaned to Banfield on 6 July.[16][17] On matchday two of the Colossus Cup, River beat another Mexican team in América with goals from Julián Álvarez and Cristian Ferreira.[18]

July

Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) were defeated in the Copa Argentina R32 on 16 July, though it took a 4–5 penalty shoot-out win to do so.[19] Carlos Auzqui went off on loan to Lanús on 17 July.[20][21] On 23 July, River Plate met Brazilian club Cruzeiro in the first leg of a Copa Libertadores round of sixteen encounter, as the two played out a goalless draw at Estadio Monumental.[22] River travelled to Argentinos Juniors in game one of the 2019–20 Primera División, subsequently coming away with a point.[23] On 30 July, after they again drew 0–0 with Cruzeiro in the Copa Libertadores, River Plate advanced to the next round following a penalty shoot-out victory.[24]

August

On 1 August, Joaquín Arzura headed out on loan to Huracán.[25][26] Hours later, River announced their first signing of the new campaign as Paulo Díaz arrived from Al-Ahli of the Saudi Professional League.[27][28] River built upon their point on the opening day in the Primera División over Argentinos Juniors with a 3–0 win versus Lanús on 4 August on home soil.[29] Alan Marcel Picazzo joined Villa Dálmine on loan on 8 August.[30][31] River beat All Boys 7–0 and 5–1 in friendlies on 9 August, with Matías Suárez netting a hat-trick in the former while Ignacio Scocco scored a brace in the latter.[32] 10 August saw Santiago Vera leave River Plate, as the midfielder agreed terms on a move to Paraguayan Primera División outfit Olimpia.[33] Colo-Colo revealed the loan signing of Iván Rossi on 13 August.[34][35]

River, for the first time since 1962, put six goals past reigning champions Racing Club away from home in the league on 17 August.[36] River Plate defeated Cerro Porteño in the first leg of a Copa Libertadores quarter-final on 22 August, winning 2–0 after Ignacio Fernández and Rafael Santos Borré netted spot-kicks.[37] River's first league loss came three days later, as Talleres won at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti for the first time in twenty-nine years.[38] On 29 August, River progressed to the Copa Libertadores semi-finals after beating Paraguayan side Cerro Porteño 3–1 on aggregate, having drawn 1–1 in the second leg in Asunción.[39]

September

River opened September with a Superclásico at home to Boca Juniors, which ended drawn after no goals were scored.[40] On 22 September, they got their second loss of the season, losing 2–1 at home to Vélez Sarsfield. They ended the month with a 2–0 victory against Gimnasia.

October

On the first day of October, River beat rivals Boca in a tense first leg of the Libertadores semi-finals 2–0 with goals from Borre and Fernandez.[41] Ten days later, they beat Primera Nacional club Almagro in the Copa Argentina quarter-final, then followed this up with a 3–3 draw against Arsenal. On 22 October, River lost the second leg of the Libertadores semi-finals against Boca 1–0, but progressed to the final 2–1 on aggregate.[42] River ended the month with a 2–1 victory against Colon.

November

On 14 November, River beat Primera Nacional club and fellow Buenos Aires club Estudiantes de Buenos Aires in the Copa Argentina semi-final. A week later they lost the Copa Libertadores final against Flamengo. River were leading 1-0 until the 88th minute of the game through a goal from Santos Borre, but two goals from Gabriel Barbosa in six minutes gave Flamengo their second Copa Libertadores.[43] River ended the month on a positive note, with a 2–3 away victory vs Newell's Old Boys.

December

December began with a home loss against rivals San Lorenzo. Five days later, River beat Central Córdoba 3–0 in the Copa Argentina Final, in their last game of 2019.

January

River Plate began the new year with a 2–1 victory against rivals Independiente at Estadio Libertadores de América. They followed this victory with another away victory against Godoy Cruz.

Squad

Squad No. Nationality Name Position(s) Date of Birth (age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Franco Armani GK (1986-10-16) 16 October 1986 (age 38)[44] Atlético Nacional
12 Ezequiel Centurión GK (1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 27)[45] Academy
14 Germán Lux GK (1982-06-07) 7 June 1982 (age 42)[46] Deportivo La Coruña
25 Enrique Bologna GK (1982-02-13) 13 February 1982 (age 42)[47] Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
Defenders
2 Robert Rojas RB (1996-04-30) 30 April 1996 (age 28)[48] Guaraní
4 Fabrizio Angileri LB (1994-03-15) 15 March 1994 (age 30)[49] Godoy Cruz (loan)
6 Paulo Díaz CB (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 30)[50] Al-Ahli
16 Kevin Sibille CB (1998-09-15) 15 September 1998 (age 26)[51] Academy
17 Elías López RB (2000-07-08) 8 July 2000 (age 24)[52] Academy
20 Milton Casco RB (1988-04-11) 11 April 1988 (age 36)[53] Newell's Old Boys
22 Javier Pinola LB (1983-02-24) 24 February 1983 (age 41)[54] Rosario Central
28 Lucas Martínez Quarta CB (1996-05-10) 10 May 1996 (age 28)[55] Academy
29 Gonzalo Montiel CB (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 27)[56] Academy
36 Nahuel Gallardo LB (1998-05-09) 9 May 1998 (age 26)[57] Academy
Midfielders
5 Bruno Zuculini CM (1993-04-20) 20 April 1993 (age 31)[58] Verona
8 Jorge Carrascal AM (1998-05-25) 25 May 1998 (age 26)[59] Karpaty Lviv (loan)
10 Juan Fernando Quintero AM (1993-01-18) 18 January 1993 (age 31)[60] Porto
11 Nicolás De La Cruz AM (1997-06-01) 1 June 1997 (age 27)[61] Liverpool
13 Santiago Sosa CM (1999-05-03) 3 May 1999 (age 25)[62] Academy
15 Exequiel Palacios AM (1998-10-05) 5 October 1998 (age 26)[63] Academy
21 Cristian Ferreira LM (1999-09-12) 12 September 1999 (age 25)[64] Academy
23 Leonardo Ponzio CM (1982-01-29) 29 January 1982 (age 42)[65] Zaragoza
24 Enzo Pérez RM (1986-02-22) 22 February 1986 (age 38)[66] Valencia
26 Ignacio Fernández AM (1990-01-12) 12 January 1990 (age 34)[67] Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
37 Enzo Fernández CM (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 23)[68] Academy
39 Hernán López MF (2000-09-07) 7 September 2000 (age 24)[69] Academy
Forwards
7 Matías Suárez LW (1988-05-09) 9 May 1988 (age 36)[70] Belgrano
9 Julián Álvarez CF (2000-01-31) 31 January 2000 (age 24)[71] Academy
18 Benjamín Rollheiser FW (2000-03-24) 24 March 2000 (age 24)[72] Academy
19 Rafael Santos Borré CF (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 29)[73] Atlético Madrid
27 Lucas Pratto CF (1988-06-04) 4 June 1988 (age 36)[74] São Paulo
32 Ignacio Scocco RW (1985-05-29) 29 May 1985 (age 39)[75] Newell's Old Boys
34 Lucas Beltrán CF (2001-03-29) 29 March 2001 (age 23)[76] Academy
35 Federico Girotti CF (1999-06-02) 2 June 1999 (age 25)[77] Academy
Out on loan Loaned to
33 Héctor Martínez CB (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 26)[78] Defensa y Justicia
38 Alan Marcel Picazzo FW (1999-06-21) 21 June 1999 (age 25)[79] Villa Dálmine
Tomás Andrade AM (1996-11-16) 16 November 1996 (age 28)[80] Argentinos Juniors
Joaquín Arzura CM (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 (age 31)[81] Huracán
Carlos Auzqui AM (1991-03-16) 16 March 1991 (age 33)[82] Lanús
Augusto Batalla GK (1996-04-30) 30 April 1996 (age 28)[83] Unión La Calera
Marcelo Larrondo CF (1988-08-16) 16 August 1988 (age 36)[84] Unión La Calera
Luciano Lollo CB (1987-03-29) 29 March 1987 (age 37)[85] Banfield
Zacarías Morán CM (1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 (age 28)[86] Chacarita Juniors
Jorge Moreira RM (1990-02-01) 1 February 1990 (age 34)[87] Portland Timbers
Matías Moya AM (1998-03-26) 26 March 1998 (age 26)[88] Banfield
Luis Olivera LB (1998-10-24) 24 October 1998 (age 26)[89] River Plate
Iván Rossi CM (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 (age 31)[90] Colo-Colo
Maximiliano Velazco GK (1995-03-08) 8 March 1995 (age 29)[91] Defensores de Belgrano

Transfers

Domestic transfer windows:[92]
3 July 2019 to 24 September 2019
20 January 2020 to 19 February 2020.

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Ref.
1 August 2019 CB Paulo Díaz Al-Ahli [27][28]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Ref.
22 June 2019 AM Camilo Mayada Atlético San Luis [5][6]
3 July 2019[a] CB Alexander Barboza Independiente [93][12]
10 August 2019 RM Santiago Vera Olimpia [94][33]

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
3 July 2019[b] CM Zacarías Morán Chacarita Juniors 30 June 2020 [95][2]
3 July 2019[c] CB Héctor Martínez Defensa y Justicia 30 June 2020 [96][9]
6 July 2019 CB Luciano Lollo Banfield 30 June 2020 [16][17]
17 July 2019 AM Carlos Auzqui Lanús 30 June 2020 [20][21]
1 August 2019 CM Joaquín Arzura Huracán 30 June 2020 [25][26]
8 August 2019 FW Alan Marcel Picazzo Villa Dálmine 30 June 2020 [30][31]
13 August 2019 CM Iván Rossi Colo-Colo 30 June 2020 [34][35]

Friendlies

Pre-season

In June 2019, River Plate were announced as one of four clubs, alongside Guadalajara, América and Boca Juniors, that would take part in the inaugural Colossus Cup in the United States.[97] They were scheduled to face the Liga MX duo at SDCCU Stadium in San Diego on 28 June and at CenturyLink Field in Seattle on 6 July.[97][98] A day before facing Guadalajara, the club took on USL League Two side Ventura County Fusion in a friendly match.[7][8] They met the American outfit again on 4 July.[99]

  Win   Draw   Loss

27 June 2019 Friendly River Plate 5–0 Ventura County Fusion Los Angeles, United States
J. Carrascal
L. Beltrán
C. Ferreira
B. Rollheiser 		River Plate
TyC Sports		 Stadium: Wallis Annenberg Stadium
28 June 2019 Colossus Cup: 1 Guadalajara 1–5 River Plate San Diego, United States
20:15 GMT-7 M. Ortiz 63' River Plate
Vavel		 N. De La Cruz 27', 46'
R. Borré 37'
I. Fernández 68'
B. Rollheiser 76'		 Stadium: SDCCU Stadium
Referee: Kyle Burkhardt (United States)
4 July 2019 Friendly River Plate 7–0 Ventura County Fusion Los Angeles, United States
J. Carrascal
B. Rollheiser
N. Gallardo
E. Pérez 		River Plate
AS		 Stadium: Wallis Annenberg Stadium
6 July 2019 Colossus Cup: 2 América 0–2 River Plate Seattle, United States
17:00 GMT-7 River Plate
El Comercio		 J. Álvarez 15'
C. Ferreira 20'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Referee: Brad Jensen (United States)

Mid-season

River Plate and All Boys (Primera B Nacional) scheduled a friendly with each other for 9 August, in Ezeiza at River Camp.[100]

  Win   Draw   Loss

9 August 2019 Friendly River Plate 7–0 All Boys Ezeiza, Argentina
09:00 GMT-3 M. Suárez
E. Palacios
I. Fernández
L. Martínez Quarta
J. Carrascal 		Stadium: River Camp
Attendance: 0[d]
9 August 2019 Friendly River Plate 5–1 All Boys Ezeiza, Argentina
I. Scocco
B. Rollheiser
C. Ferreira
J. Álvarez 		F. Cardozo Stadium: River Camp
Attendance: 0[e]

Competitions

Primera División

Main article: 2019–20 Argentine Primera División

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Boca Juniors (C) 23 14 6 3 35 8 +27 48 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 River Plate 23 14 5 4 41 18 +23 47
3 Vélez Sarsfield 23 11 6 6 27 14 +13 39
4 Racing 23 9 12 2 28 23 +5 39
5 Argentinos Juniors 23 10 9 4 22 17 +5 39
Source: AFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) play-off (only if needed to decide championship); 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goal difference; 7) head-to-head goals scored.
(C) Champions

Relegation table

Pos Team 2017–18
Pts 		2018–19
Pts 		2019–20
Pts 		Total
Pts 		Total
Pld 		Avg Relegation
3 Arsenal 0 0 9 9 5 1.8
4 Defensa y Justicia 44 53 4 101 57 1.772
5 River Plate 45 45 8 98 57 1.719
6 Independiente 46 38 6 90 56 1.607
7 Godoy Cruz 56 32 3 91 57 1.596

Source: AFA

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
23 14 5 4 41 18  +23 47 5 2 4 12 7  +5 9 3 0 29 11  +18

Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

The fixtures for the 2019–20 campaign were released on 10 July.[101]

  Win   Draw   Loss

27 July 2019 1 Argentinos Juniors 1–1 River Plate Buenos Aires, Argentina
20:00 GMT-3 D. Batallini 19' River Plate
Infobae
Soccerway		 J. Carrascal 85' Stadium: Estadio Diego Armando Maradona
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
4 August 2019 2 River Plate 3–0 Lanús Buenos Aires, Argentina
17:45 GMT-3 R. Borré 23' (pen.)
M. Suárez 30', 87'		 River Plate
Infobae
Soccerway		 Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Referee: Germán Delfino (Argentina)
17 August 2019 3 Racing Club 1–6 River Plate Avellaneda, Argentina
20:00 GMT-3 A. Solari 3' River Plate
Infobae
Soccerway		 R. Borré 35', 36'
M. Suárez 38'
I. Fernández 64' (pen.)
N. De La Cruz 68'
I. Scocco 71'		 Stadium: Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón
Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)
25 August 2019 4 River Plate 0–1 Talleres Buenos Aires, Argentina
17:45 GMT-3 River Plate
Infobae
Soccerway		 N. Bustos 63' Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
1 September 2019 5 River Plate 0–0 Boca Juniors Buenos Aires, Argentina
17:00 GMT-3 River Plate
Infobae
Soccerway		 Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
14 September 2019 6 Huracán 0–4 River Plate Buenos Aires, Argentina
Stadium: Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó
22 September 2019 7 River Plate 1–2 Velez Sarsfield Buenos Aires, Argentina
28 September 2019 8 Gimnasia (LP) 0–2 River Plate La Plata, Argentina
6 October 2019 9 River Plate 2–0 Patronato Buenos Aires, Argentina
18 October 2019 10 Arsenal 3–3 River Plate Sarandi, Argentina
29 October 2019 11 River Plate 2–1 Colon
2 November 2019 12 Aldosivi 1–2 River Plate
10 November 2019 13 River Plate 0–1 Rosario Central
30 November 2019 14 Newell's Old Boys 2–3 River Plate
8 December 2019 15 River Plate 0–1 San Lorenzo
19 January 2020 16 Independinte 1–2 River Plate
25 January 2020 17 Godoy Cruz 0–1 River Plate
2 February 2020 18 River Plate 2–0 Central Cordoba
9 February 2020 19 Unión de Santa Fe 1–2 River Plate
16 February 2020 20 River Plate 1–0 Banfield Buenos Aires, Argentina
23 February 2020 21 Estudiantes de La Plata 0–2 River Plate La Plata, Argentina
29 February 2020 22 River Plate 1–1 Defensa y Justicia
7 March 2020 23 Atlético Tucumán 1–1 River Plate

Copa Argentina

Main article: 2018–19 Copa Argentina

River Plate began their cup run against Primera B Nacional side Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) on 16 July 2019, at the Estadio Único in Villa Mercedes. The game was narrow with River needing penalties to eliminate the ambitious second-tier club. In the round of 16, River disposed of Godoy Cruz courtesy of an own goal. In the quarter-finals, River beat another second-tier club, Club Almagro, on their way to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals they faced tournament surprise Estudiantes, beating them 2–0 and advancing to the final where they beat Central Cordoba 3–0.

  Win   Draw   Loss

16 July 2019 R32 Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) 1–1
(4–5 p)		 River Plate Villa Mercedes, Argentina
21:10 GMT-3 R. Vera 70' River Plate
Infobae
Soccerway		 E. Palacios 66' Stadium: Estadio Único
Referee: Andrés Merlos (Argentina)
Penalties
L. Aguirre soccer ball with check mark
B. Zabaleta soccer ball with check mark
T. Marchiori soccer ball with check mark
B. Andrada soccer ball with red X
L. Carrizo soccer ball with check mark		 I. Fernández soccer ball with check mark
N. De La Cruz soccer ball with check mark
C. Ferreira soccer ball with check mark
R. Borré soccer ball with check mark
B. Rollheiser soccer ball with check mark
18 September 2019 R16Godoy Cruz0–1 River Plate Lanús, Argentina
21:10 Report Varela 21' (o.g.) Stadium: Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez
Referee: Facundo Tello
11 October 2019 QF River Plate 2–0 Almagro Mendoza, Argentina
20:30 Borré 6'
Scocco 57'		 Report Stadium: Malvinas Argentinas
Referee: Ariel Penel
14 November 2019 SF River Plate 2–0 Estudiantes (BA) Córdoba, Argentina
21:10 Pinola 45+2'
Palacios 90+5'		 Report Stadium: Mario Alberto Kempes
Referee: Mauro Vigliano
13 December 2019 F Central Córdoba (SdE) 0–3 River Plate Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina
21:10 Report Scocco 30'
Fernández 67'
Álvarez 71'		 Referee: Facundo Tello

Copa Libertadores

Main article: 2019 Copa Libertadores

River Plate were drawn with Brazil's Cruzeiro in the Copa Libertadores round of 16, beating them on penalties after subsequent 0-0 draws. In the quarter-finals River beat Cerro Porteño 3-1 on aggregate. Local rivals Boca Juniors were disposed of in the semi-finals, in what was a rematch of the 2018 finals.[102] River were paired up with Brazilian champions Flamengo in the final, who made a comeback in four minutes to take the title from River.

  Win   Draw   Loss

23 July 2019 R16 L1 River Plate 0–0 Cruzeiro Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:15 GMT-3 River Plate
Infobae
Soccerway		 Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
30 July 2019 R16 L2 Cruzeiro 0–0
(0–0 agg.)
(2–4 p)		 River Plate Belo Horizonte, Brazil
19:15 GMT-3 River Plate
Infobae
Soccerway		 Stadium: Mineirão
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
Penalties
Henrique soccer ball with red X
Fred soccer ball with check mark
David soccer ball with red X
Robinho soccer ball with check mark		 N. De La Cruz soccer ball with check mark
G. Montiel soccer ball with check mark
L. Martínez Quarta soccer ball with check mark
R. Borré soccer ball with check mark


22 August 2019 QF L1 River Plate 2–0 Cerro Porteño Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:15 GMT-3 I. Fernández 8' (pen.)
R. Borré 65' (pen.)		 River Plate
Infobae
Soccerway		 Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)
29 August 2019 QF L2 Cerro Porteño 1–1
(1–3 agg.)		 River Plate Asunción, Paraguay
18:15 GMT-4 N. Haedo Valdez 8' River Plate
Infobae
Soccerway		 N. De La Cruz 52' Stadium: Estadio General Pablo Rojas
Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)


1 October 2019 SF L1 River Plate 2–0 Boca Juniors Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:30 GMT-3 Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
22 October 2019 SF L1 Boca Juniors 1–0
(2–1 agg.)		 River Plate Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:30 GMT-3 Stadium: La Bombonera


23 November 2019 F Flamengo 2–1 River Plate Lima, Peru
15:00 UTC−5 Gabriel Barbosa 89', 90+2' R. Borre 12' Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Attendance: 78,573

2020 Copa Libertadores

Main article: 2020 Copa Libertadores

On 12 March 2020, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be suspended after matchday 2 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with matches on matchday 3, originally scheduled for 17–19 March 2020, postponed to a later date.[103] On 17 April 2020, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be suspended indefinitely, and no date had been set for its resumption.[104] On 10 July 2020, CONMEBOL announced the new schedule for the remainder of the competition,[105] with the updated fixtures announced on 26 August 2020 to begin with matchday 3 on 15 September 2020.[106][107][108]

Group G
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RIV LDQ SPA BIN
1 Argentina River Plate 6 4 1 1 21 6 +15 13 Round of 16 — 3–0 2–1 8–0
2 Ecuador LDU Quito 6 4 0 2 12 8 +4 12 3–0 — 4–2 4–0
3 Brazil São Paulo 6 2 1 3 14 11 +3 7 Copa Sudamericana 2–2 3–0 — 5–1
4 Peru Binacional 6 1 0 5 3 25 −22 3 0–6 0–1 2–1 —
Source: CONMEBOL

  Win   Draw   Loss

4 March 2020 (2020-03-04) MD1 LDU Quito 3–0 River Plate Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito
19:30
Report Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)
11 March 2020 (2020-03-11) MD2 River Plate 8–0 Binacional Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
19:15
Report Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos. Nationality Name League Cup League Cup Continental Total Discipline Ref
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Franco Armani 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 9 0 0 0 [44]
2 RB Robert Rojas 3 0 0 0 0 0 3(1) 0 6(1) 0 1 0 [48]
4 LB Fabrizio Angileri 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 [49]
5 CM Bruno Zuculini 2(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3(1) 0 3 0 [58]
6 CB Paulo Díaz 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 [50]
7 LW Matías Suárez 3(1) 3 0 0 0 0 3(1) 0 6(2) 3 1 0 [70]
8 AM Jorge Carrascal 2(1) 1 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 3(2) 1 2 0 [59]
9 CF Julián Álvarez 0(2) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2(2) 0 1 0 [71]
10 AM Juan Fernando Quintero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [60]
11 AM Nicolás De La Cruz 3(1) 1 0(1) 0 0 0 3(1) 1 6(3) 2 3 0 [61]
12 GK Ezequiel Centurión 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [45]
13 CM Santiago Sosa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [62]
14 GK Germán Lux 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 [109]
15 AM Exequiel Palacios 4(1) 0 1 1 0 0 3(1) 0 8(2) 1 1 0 [63]
16 CB Kevin Sibille 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [51]
17 RB Elías López 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 [52]
18 FW Benjamín Rollheiser 1 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 1 0 [72]
19 CF Rafael Santos Borré 3(2) 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 7(2) 4 1 0 [73]
20 RB Milton Casco 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 0 4 0 [53]
21 LM Cristian Ferreira 1(3) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(2) 0 1(6) 0 0 0 [64]
22 LB Javier Pinola 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 [54]
23 CM Leonardo Ponzio 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 [65]
24 RM Enzo Pérez 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 8 0 6 0 [66]
25 GK Enrique Bologna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [47]
26 AM Ignacio Fernández 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 8 2 2 0 [67]
27 CF Lucas Pratto 3(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1(3) 0 4(4) 0 0 0 [74]
28 CB Lucas Martínez Quarta 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 9 0 1 0 [55]
29 CB Gonzalo Montiel 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 8 0 2 0 [56]
32 RW Ignacio Scocco 1(2) 1 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 1(4) 1 0 0 [75]
33 CB Héctor Martínez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [78]
34 CF Lucas Beltrán 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [110]
35 CF Federico Girotti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [77]
36 LB Nahuel Gallardo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [57]
37 CM Enzo Fernández 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [68]
38 FW Alan Marcel Picazzo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [79]
39 MF Hernán López 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [69]
– AM Tomás Andrade 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [80]
– CM Joaquín Arzura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [81]
– AM Carlos Auzqui 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [82]
– GK Augusto Batalla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [83]
– CF Marcelo Larrondo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [84]
– CB Luciano Lollo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [85]
– CM Zacarías Morán 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [86]
– RM Jorge Moreira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [87]
– AM Matías Moya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [88]
– LB Luis Olivera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [89]
– CM Iván Rossi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [90]
– CB Leandro Vega 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [111]
– GK Maximiliano Velazco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [91]
Own goals — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — — —
Players who left during the season
31 RM Santiago Vera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [112]

Statistics accurate as of 2 September 2019.

Goalscorers

Rank Pos No. Nat Name League Cup League Cup Continental Total Ref
1 CF 19 Rafael Santos Borré 12 2 0 3 17 [73]
2 LW 7 Matías Suárez 7 0 0 0 7 [70]
3 AM 26 Ignacio Fernández 5 1 0 2 8 [67]
AM 11 Nicolás De La Cruz 4 0 0 1 5 [61]
4 AM 15 Exequiel Palacios 1 2 0 0 1 [63]
AM 8 Jorge Carrascal 1 0 0 0 1 [59]
RW 32 Ignacio Scocco 1 0 0 0 1 [75]
Own goals 0 0 0 0 0 [1]
Totals 10 1 0 3 14 —

Notes

  1. ^ Deal agreed on 29 June 2019
  2. ^ Deal agreed on 18 June 2019
  3. ^ Deal agreed on 27 June 2019
  4. ^ Behind closed doors.[100]
  5. ^ Behind closed doors.[100]

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